The Year of the Rabbit looks set to follow in the footsteps of the tiger, bringing some good moves for the economy but danger, too, as the dragon gets closer.
Only a suicidal rabbit would chase a tiger. But that's not the case in the world of Chinese astrology, which this year predicts the rabbit following, if a little cautiously, the tiger and in doing so bringing us a year very much the same as 2010 in terms of stock market twists and turns and economic recovery.
The reason: 2011 is the Year of the (Metal) Rabbit. The rabbit is considered a wood sign, which makes it a metal wood year - exactly the same as last year's metal tiger.
According to fung shui master and Chinese astrologer Raymond Lo, this means 2011 will in many respects see a continuation of all that happened in 2010. Industries that flourished last year will fare well, gold will advance, albeit more moderately, and the market will generally go up.
However, there is one big difference between 2010 and 2011. This year is a yin year and therefore carries with it the more gentle influence of the female yin - compared to last year's yang tiger.
The rabbit is the fourth of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. There are also five basic influencing elements - metal, water, wood, fire and earth - which alternate, making the Chinese zodiac a cycle of 60 years. There is also the influence of yin, with its female characteristics, and the stronger male yang.